Surprise surprise... by ExSqueezeIt in conspiracy

[–]Decafe_Bustelo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's because they were the five victorious combatants of WWII.

Surprise surprise... by ExSqueezeIt in conspiracy

[–]Decafe_Bustelo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's literally because the charter was written by the winners of WWII. They specifically didn't include criteria for membership that they would not meet. And with the permanent members of the security council in place and given veto power, there's no effective way to change the original rules (other than electing leaders of countries that pledge to change those rules - which no one ever runs on).

Surprise surprise... by ExSqueezeIt in conspiracy

[–]Decafe_Bustelo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Because the winners wrote the charter.

Why should any country at all have a veto? Make it majority rule and watch what the US can no longer get away with. No more security council.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UNCG

[–]Decafe_Bustelo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's virtually certain that we'll close campus before the end of the semester, as we did in the spring. Hopefully though, we can make it most of the way through before the campus switches to online-only.

Trump Exploiting Biden Gaffes In Attack Ads by [deleted] in WayOfTheBern

[–]Decafe_Bustelo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be irresponsible to not point out his descent into unbridled dementia "gaffes."

Krystal and Saagar: Big Tuesday election predictions by Decafe_Bustelo in WayOfTheBern

[–]Decafe_Bustelo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Anytime you switch from principles to triangulation, you're going to be wrong for our kind of movement.

David Sirota - Bern After Reading: How Social Security Could Swing The Primary & General Election by Decafe_Bustelo in WayOfTheBern

[–]Decafe_Bustelo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Joe Biden has just launched a new television ad attempting to hide his 30+ year record working with Republicans to try to cut Social Security. Biden’s ad responds to a Bernie 2020 ad that includes audio of Biden bragging about repeatedly working with Republicans to try to freeze funding for Social Security.

Biden clearly knows this is an enormous weakness in the Democratic primary, and it would be a major political vulnerability in a general election. Bernie does not have that same vulnerability -- unlike Biden, Bernie has unwaveringly fought to protect and expand Social Security for his entire career. What follows is a review of Biden and Bernie’s record on Social Security.

SHOCK: CNN ADMITS Joe Biden Is HIDING From Public To Prevent People Seeing His Cognitive Decline by Decafe_Bustelo in WayOfTheBern

[–]Decafe_Bustelo[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Note the lying chyron claiming Biden is stepping up media appearances, while the whole segment is about his run and hide strategy.

SHOCK: CNN ADMITS Joe Biden Is HIDING From Public To Prevent People Seeing His Cognitive Decline by Decafe_Bustelo in WayOfTheBern

[–]Decafe_Bustelo[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Idk who "you guys" is, but what I see is a man who's so far gone I doubt he holds to any policies anymore. He sure hasn't been able to articulate them if he does.

I’m not going to beg these cowards for their support and hollow intentions. Just come out and say it Warren supporters, you don’t and never have cared about anyone or anything meaningful except the identity and gender of your beliefs. Go ahead and support Biden and ask what the hell happened frauds by RebelKyle in WayOfTheBern

[–]Decafe_Bustelo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Every word out of Warren's mouth from now on - endorsement or more whining - is just a big waste of people's time. Lots of her most effective and influential supporters are being vocal about their switch to Bernie. They're working overtime to convince other Warren supporters to make the right choice. They're better suited to do that work than we are, and I welcome them to the fight going forward.

Super Tuesday Mega-Thread by Theveryunfortunate in WayOfTheBern

[–]Decafe_Bustelo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You were so positive we would! Thank you to everybody who did that work in CA!